CLAUDIA ULWELLING, LMFT
Practical, story-focused therapy for everyday challenges
Details
| Name | CLAUDIA ULWELLING |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | California |
| Licensed in | California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 8 |
About CLAUDIA
CLAUDIA ULWELLING is a licensed marriage and family therapist who offers straightforward, practical support for people coping with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and trauma. She presents therapy as a collaborative process and emphasizes that it works best when someone is ready to reflect and try new ways of being. Claudia uses a strength-based, client-centered stance.
She helps people notice patterns in their story and identify concrete steps to change what isn’t working.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals, small experiments, and steady progress rather than lengthy academic language. Her background includes a master’s degree in psychology earned in 2013 and eight years of clinical practice as a California LMFT. That experience shapes a practical approach to common problems like low self-esteem, parenting strain, intimacy issues, anger, and compassion fatigue.
Claudia draws on a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs, including Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Solution-Focused work. She adapts methods to fit the moment - sometimes using mindfulness exercises, other times focusing on a specific skills practice to manage anxiety or anger. In sessions she aims to make therapy feel like a cooperative conversation.
Clients can expect straightforward feedback, goal-setting, and tools to use between appointments. The focus is on helping people regain balance, clarify priorities, and move forward at a practical pace.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Parenting issues among the things CLAUDIA works with, alongside the areas below.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by CLAUDIA among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by CLAUDIA among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by CLAUDIA among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by CLAUDIA among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask CLAUDIA directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking CLAUDIA directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical approaches work online
Claudia incorporates Narrative Therapy to help people notice the stories they tell about themselves and to find alternative ways of understanding difficulties. Narrative work is useful for grief, identity shifts, and situations where past events shape current reactions.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy, and working at the client’s pace. This approach helps people feel heard while they sort out values, choices, and relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used when clear patterns of thought and behavior are causing distress; CBT adds practical skills for managing anxiety, anger, and stress.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Claudia works together with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That collaborative planning can change over time as needs shift.
Online therapy offers flexible options that fit different days and schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reminders or brief reflections between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, and family obligations.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing family stress, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, low self-esteem, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The style is client-centered and solution-focused with an emphasis on strengths. Sessions aim to identify goals, try small changes, and use the client’s own story to find new perspectives.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working as a therapist following completion of her degree in psychology.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a California LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and practices in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She sees clients by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription plan that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments according to therapist availability.
Contacting this therapist
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